Tears run down the face of an anti-government protester as he greets policemen inside the compound of metropolitan police headquarters in Bangkok

Tears run down the face of an anti-government protester as he greets policemen inside the compound of the metropolitan police headquarters, the site of fierce clashes over the last few days, in Bangkok December 3, 2013. Thailand's government ordered police to stand down and allow protesters into state buildings on Tuesday, removing a flashpoint for clashes and effectively bringing an end to days of violence in Bangkok in which five people have died. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Cheering, flag-waving crowds marched through the gates of Government House, a heavily fortified flashpoint in a protracted protest aimed at toppling Yingluck's government and banishing the influence of her brother, exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (Reuters)